Beta-alkoxyguanamines



Patented Feb. 2, 1943 BETA-ALKQXYGUANAli/HNES Jack Theo Thurston, Cos C01), and Margaret H. Bradley, Old Greenwich, Conn, assignors to American Cyanami'd Company, New York, N. Y.,

a corporation of Maine No Drawing. Application August 30, 1941, Serial No. 409,133

10 Claims.

This invention relates to beta-alkoxyguan- Example 1 amines and methods of preparing them. Beta eth o 1on0 uanamme Beta-allzoxyguanammes having the following oxypr p g formula O CZHs O-CHXOHY-OAlk 5 -C i i T i H2NC CNH'J H2NO (I -NEH 44 parts of ethyl beta-ethoxypropionate were in which All: represents an alkyl radical and X and Y are members included in the group consisting of H and alkyl, can be prepared by the process of the present invention which involves the reaction of biguanide with esters of .betaalkoxy acids. The products are capable of forming thermosetting resins with formaldehyde, many of which are soluble in water, depending mixed with a solution of 25 parts of biguanide dissolved in 160 parts of methanol. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand overnight at room temperature and crystallization occurred. The product was filtered, recrystallized from water and acetone, and formed fine white crystals, melting at 164-165" C., the yield being about 80%.

on the size of the alkyl group, and can be used Emmple 2 in textile finishes such as crease-proofing compo- Beta-amyloxypropionoguanamine sitions and similar purposes where it is desirable C H O OH CH C to apply the resin in the form of a water dis- 5 2 persion. I

Some of the guanamines of the present in- HQN(IJ .NH2 vention can be prepared by simple reaction of N biguanide, preferably dissolved in a suitable sol-- vent such as methanol, with the alkoxy ester.

we prefer, in general, to react biguanide with.

the corresponding alkoxy ester.

The reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of a suitable solvent for biguanide, for which purpose alcohols may be used, either lower parafiin alcohols or the ethyl ether of ethylene 50 parts of amyl beta-amyloxypropionate were added to a solution of 20 parts of biguanide in 130 parts of methanol. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand overnight and the crystals were removed by filtration. The product, which was recrystallized from methanol, methyl acetate and then acetone, was obtained in the form of fine white crystals, melting at 119-120 C. and the yield was slightly under 90%.

Example 3 Beta-oxydipropionoguanamine glycol. Methanol is an excellent solvent for bi- 20 2 C 2C 20 guanide. It is cheap and operates very satisfactorily in the process. It is therefore the pre- I H L H ferred solvent, although the invention is not mNC HZNO broadly limited to its use.

The invention will be described in greater detail in conjunction with the following specific examples which represent typical embodiments of the invention, but it should be understood that the invention is in no way limited thereto. The parts are by weight.

50 parts of diethyl beta-oxydipropionate were added to a solution of 38 parts of biguanide dissolved in 240 parts of methanol. After standtration and recrystallized from Water. The yield of fine white crystals melting at 310 C. was just under 75%.

Example 4 Beta-ethoxybutyroguanamine omonom-c CzHs- N N Twenty-five parts of biguanide were dissolved in 160 parts of methanol and 30 parts of methyl methacrylate were added. After standing a few hours a colorless crystalline solid began to precipitate. When crystallization was complete, methacryloguanamine of the following formula:

/C\C=CH2 ITI/ 1 r on: HN-C CNH2 wasobtained in a yield of 61%. The filtrate was cooled in ice water and eight parts of B-methoxyisobutyroguanamine melting at 155 C. was obtained. After recrystallization from the following solvents, water, ethyl acetate, ethanol and acetone, and thoroughly drying, the product melted at 166 C.

Example 6 Stearoxypropionoguanamine C-CH2-CH.-O-C1BH37 i i H2NC\ /CNl12 p \N Nine-three parts of ethyl B-stearoxypropionate dissolved in 150 parts of ethanol were added to 26 partsof biguanide dissolved in 150 parts of methanol. The reaction mixture was stirred for several hours in order to aid crystallization of the product, which started separating after about two hours. The fi-stearoxypropionoguanamine was filtered from the solvent which in turn was concentrated to yield more product. The com bined yield of crude product melting at 104-106 C. was about 86%. After recrystallization from acetone the product melted at 1081l0 C.

In the examples methanol and ethanol have been used as solvents,.but similar results can be obtained with other alcohols showing satisfactory solubility with biguanide, such as, for example; ethyl ether of ethylene glycol.

We claim:

1. Beta-alkoxyguanamines having the following formula:

C-CHX-CHY-O-Alk in which Alk is alkyl and X and Y are members included in the group consisting of H and alkyl.

2. Beta-alkoxyguanamines having the following formula:

in which Alk is alkyl and Y is a member included in the group consisting of H and alkyl.

3. An alkoxypropionoguanamine having the following formula:

l ll IIaN-U C-NH:

in which All: is alkyl.

4. Stearoxypropionoguanamine.

5. Beta-amyloxypropionoguanam ine having the formula:

C-GHZCHzOCsHu n HzN-C C-NH:

6. A beta-oxydipropionoguanamine.

7. A method of preparing a beta-alkoxyguanamine which comprises reacting biguanide with an ester of a beta-alkoxycarboxylic acid.

8. A .method of preparing beta-ethoxypropionoguanamine which comprises reacting an ester of ethoxypropionic acid and biguanide.

9. A method of preparing beta-amyloxypropionoguanamine which comprises reacting an ester of beta-amyloxypropionic acid with 101-.

guanide.

10. A method of preparing beta-oxydipro-- pionoguanamine which comprises reacting biguanide with a diester of beta-oxydipropionic acid.

JACK THEO THURSTON. MARGARET H. BRADLEY. 

